The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 15, 1937
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
9:04 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 174
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 126.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -6.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.00° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.39° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.